In March, Stats SA reported that marriages in the country are on the decline particularly because of a possible cultural move away from the traditional institution of marriage which favours cohabitating agreements. It also indicated that more people are opting for customary marriages as opposed to civil unions. But what makes a customary marriage legitimate? We’ve heard of customary marriages being denied after the death of one of the parties and some even deny their marriages in hopes of taking on another wife or husband. Well, with today’s new normal where many families are moving away from what they once deemed as a crucial process to acknowledge a wife or husband in a customary marriage, we need to know what makes a customary marriage legitimate. Attorney at PM Attorneys Wisani Shingange and Cultural Expert Khaya Ndwandwe join Morio Sanyane for the conversation.